Fruit-picking glove.



D. W. RICHARDSON. FRUIT- PICKING GLOVE.

APPLIOATION FILED APR.2o,1s1o.

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D. W. RICHARDSON.

FRUIT PIGKING GLOVE.

APPLIGATIQN IILBD Ammo. 1910.

Patented Aug. 30, 1910.

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DANIEL W. RICHARDSON, Ofi" SOUTH FRANKFORT, MICHIGAN.

FRUIT-ICKING GLOVE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 30, 1910.

Application filed April 20, 1910. Serial No. 556,502.

To all whom it mail; concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL W. RICHARD- son, a citizen of the United States, residing at South Frankfort, in the county of Benzie and State of'Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fruit- Picking Gloves, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in fruit clippers and more particularly to a device of this character which is primarilv adapted for Aclipping cherries7 berries or' other stemmed fruit, and has for its object to sim olify and improve the construction of such clippers or shears so that they may be readily operated by one hand and the fruit deposited into a suitable receptacle carried by the clippers.

Another object is to provide a 'fruit clip.

p ing device secured between the thumb and firstfinger stalls of a glove, said clippers having laced or otherwise secured thereto a depending sack or pouch intol which the cherries or otherfruit are dropped afterthe stems are severed.

A still further object resides in the provi,- sion of a clipping device ofthe above chai'- acter whereby a large q'uai-itity of fruit may be quickly gathered, said device being of such construction that the necessity of providing 'a/separate receptacle' for the fruit is eliminated.

With these andot-her objects in view, the invention consists of the novel features of lc/on'struction, con'ibination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, and illustrated in drawings, in which.--

' Figure l 1s a perspective view illustrating the accompanying the application of-'iny invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical vsection through the clipper; Fig. 3' is-n section taken 'on-the line 33 of Fig. 2;

- and Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of one of the clipping members. Alt'er'erring more particularly to the drawings -'i indicates a glove which is preferablyforined of canvas or other suitable material which individual taste may desire. v

My' improved clipper is adapted to be secured between the thumb und first finger of theglove and comprises two similar clipping -inembers (3 each of yhich is in the form ot an angularmetal plate 7prcferably steel.

One of the arms of each of these plates is adapted to be arranged between the thumb and first finger of the glove, and` isv formed with a transversely extending iange -8 upon one Aof its longitudina-l edges. These flanges-of the members Gare pivoted together by means of a pin 9 which has a nut 10 threaded upon one end thereof for engagement with the under side of the flanges 8. These flanges gradually taper from their iivoted to their outer ends and have their opposed longitudinal edges sharpened as shown at ll. The otherarms of the members (l have their extremities angularly disposed als shownA at 1 2 and connected by a pivot stud 13. The cutting members .are thus secured together so that when pressure is brought to bear upon the flanged arms thereof, the cutting edges of the flanges will move inwardly toward each other and sever the fruit stems from thebranch. f

A leaf spring 14 has its ends secured toI the member 7 beneath 'the Hangers 8 thereof,

the intermediate portion of said spring v being curved or rounded between the cutting members. Thilo this spring may be secured at its ends in any desired manner, I preferably bend up aportion of thel ms of the members (l and c erich the same upon the ends of the spring. This spring has sufiicient strength to quickly separate the cutting edges o the flanges-8 when pressure upon the arms is released. i

In order to provide a lsuitable receptacle to receive the cut fruit, I vprovide a cloth sack or pouch l5 which is secured to the.

or sack 15 is open as shown at 15 so as to. form a mouth to rcceivethe fruit after the.'

saine is clipped by the cutting members. The lower end of the bag 15 is provided with the hinged frame members 1 7, formed of wire and looped upon themselves intermedithese loops is slightly longer than the other and is adapted to be disposed therethrough to securely close the bott-om of thi bag. lVl-ien the /bag or sack becomes lille( With i ate of their ends as shown at '18.' One offruit, it may be readily em tied by forcing the loops apart to permit ol the opening of the Wire frames. The bag is sewed 'at' ils upper edge to the thumb and first finger of the glove 5.

In the use of my improved clipping device, the glove is arranged upon the hand i n the usua manner, and the operator posi.- tions the cutting edges of the .flanges 8 upon opposite sides of the fruit stems. He then exerts sufficient pressure upon the horizontal arms of said members tocause the saine to elosewhereb the stems are quickly severed. 4

Upon the re ease of the pressure the spring 14 quickly returns the cutting blades to their normal positions for another operation. In this manner it Will be obviiI is that a great 'quantity of fruit may be very quickly picked, and as the bag orsack 15 may be made of' sufficient capacity to hold a large quantity of fruit, the operator will thus be allowed to continue the picking of the fruit for a considerable length of time before emptying the bag.

Upon reference to Fig. 1 of the draw ings it will be noted that one of the cutting bladesof the shears is serrated upon its inner longitudinal edge Thus instead of making asheercut of the front stemswhen the blades are closed, the `stems are broken or pinched to leave a blunt end and prevent the ends of the stems from puncturing the other fruit.v

From the foregoing it is believed that the construction and operation of my improved clipper will be readily understood.

The device is simple, inexpensive to munir facture and is highly efficient and durable inoperation.-

`Wliile I have particularly shown and de scribed the preferred embodiment of the in* vention it will be obvious that numerous minor modifications may be resorted to Without materially departing from the essentiel features or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

vposed cutting blade formed on ono arn'i .ofsaid arms, cach of the arms' of seid ii 4bers to normally dispose the cutting blad( f f." Uf. in spaced divergent relzition and to open Having thus described the invention what is claimed is 1. In e device of the .character described,

' the combination with a glove, of two niembers having :irins extending at an angle to v each other disposed between the thumb and orefinger of the glove, a cutting blade formed on one :irm of. cach of said menibers, said blades being pivotally coiiiieeped v :it one end, the extremity of the othcrliir'i'n of each member being flanged and pivotallyl 'connected together, a. .fruit receiving pouch secured to said menibersand'sewed tolthe glove, said last named arms extending into said pouch, and o. spring secured to said members and adapted to yieldingly holdfthie cut-ting blades thereof iii-spaced diverg nl 'l' relation to cach other. n,

2. In a deviceof the-cliarncter described, the combination 'with a glove, of two 'nientbers having arms extending at an 'angle oto each other arranged between the thumb and f forefinger of said glove, a transversely' it each member, a pivot pin connecting 'said blades zit their inner ends, a pouch sew'od lo fhe'thumb and forefinger of the glove other arms of said members extending said pouch, :i pivot pin emilnecting the` bers being provided with a pluralityv apertures, a. single lacing string exteiiding IA through said apertures 'and the pouch* secure the pouch to said members, and bowed 'springgextendiiig between and cui-'ed to the fiist named arms of the n the mouth of the pouch.

Iiitestimony whereof I hereunto aflis" signature in the presence of tivo witness the DANIEL W. RICHARDSON.. 

